Eccentric



10 @El iff/1.0m t may @Omero invenion i. wherein lthe usual of en automobile engine is e further objectA is to which is of such n construction as to ambie Vdie hef;

Un 'ed it kno ein h eve i iY im proveni en a, eh she 'ff Hoving is n .i relates fg:

or use in eonne shafts,

' e to provide i throw of i seine o be inanus tu ""es? residing ont obje ts of iii speeienti ,21. new and 'hieh we p ri n Y eil-on i further object is to preiY o the above mentioned eh ineens is c ssooizited ther-eiwit i raeewey 'for bali bezfrogs, s id meins he ing fermier nda sied io provv ixrerreen the connecting rod ,i shnf on which 'the eecen1 fe is inoenteV @Cher obiees und ndvnn'ages of rei Aion will beeonie apperen duri Course of fh-e following description In the aieeoinp` "ig drawing orrnin peri of this sp ligion. end in echi numeizi s oesigimi like onrfs hi-oli the saire:

Figul is e sido elevation oi an i, shef'a ti (he eeeeni'ri s ari-ingrid thereon,

igure 2 n. sine elevation of the esceni h@ eonneeting; rod

ferie showing the sexie in. assembled position with respect 'to the ball bearings associated bherei-with,

is a fragmentary seotionni View end of the lower portion of the Connecting rod and he demping ring, showing' the eeeei`- trie edge elevation and the haii iesringfj ineeW-ny with the bali bearings therein.

In the drawing' wherein -for the purpose arranged thereon for cooper which :1re designated may either oe east ineg preferred of each piston in toi ation 'viti j nir rali?! wh vn, or'

the smil' 1 or keyee thereon in any weii known manner.

been. eeeenrie comprises a. dise which is provnied wlih an annular groove such ns imw.- n i i im Snvn'li @L l inereo'f1 60 t .s "n 'he peripheryv the se i' j o L iaeeway for ihe reo-3p" i'ion o: ehe bei?. iii-ings shown it 4, The i'eeen'ziy 8 prox" d in i'hg periphery of the eccentric f2 eo freies with the grooves 3 sind 5T formed die L ner periphery of rife 65 s-ieginenlai seef: end 8 respeeiveiy in supporting the l bearings in proper po f vl `n between 1 l seineliai sections and he ecoentries.

'i i segmental reetions 7 and 8 coeet o 70 provide a damning; ring or band 9 and the adiacenti @n1 if sections ere provided f 9 furthermore has `wovided Wiih tlm i3 and n e sides of i' section i' eonstisi .i ineens Whereb'v f neeiing rod i5 n' is aie/o provided S5 u red exiens 'io nn( ire seeilired ein of' hols i egriserii' 'n i er 9U ezieh side the iowa-)r i e e ihe nie-,nner eiezviy iihi "i'ed in of the ornwino.

The prov. of construction of the 95 eheineijer :diiove described will eliminate the usiini throw of ihe en ine drivf shep l engine xviii he z-daped to operate and in e noiseiess manner. if

ic n: if? he provided with 10U 'n innneis TECQSSGSJ erh i described wil 105 to be rend essnry und when the ,sg-.ine is in posi#n around the eeoentrle 'there will be, no pos sihility of ihe ei# Y'edevice of U0 this cheracter may he manufactured at zi very low cost andthe parte Wi11;be strong and durable.

Thile have shown the preferred emzodiment of my invention, it is to he understood that various changes .in the size, Shape and rrzmgement of parts may be resorted to without depfirtin` from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims. y

Having thus descrilfied my invention,

,what I claim is:-`

YIn combination with a Shaft, u connectin@ rod, meunefor connecting the rod to eid Snaft comprising an eccentric mounted on seid Shaft', seid eccentric having an annular groove formed in the periphery thereof, a'chimping' ring extending around said eccentric and comprising a, pair of coasting. sections secured together at their adjacent ends, said clamping ring having an annular groove provided in the periphert7 thereof ooatctingwith the `annular groove provided in the periphery of the eccentric, to provide zt raceway, hall bearings posik tioned in said racewziy, said clamping ring` haring lateral extensionsl formed on the upper portion thereof, coaching lateral eX- tensions formed on the lower end of the connecting` rod, and fastening means asso* ciated With the aforementioned coa-etinrI lateral extensions for securing a connecting' rodto Athe clamping ring.

In testimony whereof IaHix my signuture.

JOSEPH A. HILLARD. 

